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At the Curb
I cleaned the driveway
out this weekend and collected all the old parts for garbage
day. Most of it was scrap metal which got picked up by some metal
salvage guys in an old beat up truck.
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Reunited
It was a great weekend
to work outside, so my neighbour Tim and I carried the body out
of the shop and placed it on the chassis. I had planned on taking
a few hours to line everything up, but the whole process only
took about 5 minutes.
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Pretty Dramatic eh?
It was so gratifying
to see the freshly painted components put together for the first
time. The brilliant Red against the glossy Black was almost enough
to make me cry. Soooooo much work is starting to show through.
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Oversight On My Part
I was careful to paint
the underside of the heater channels before putting the body
on the chassis, but I completely forgot about the lower part
of the inner wheel wells. It will be really hard to get this
part painted without spraying the chassis Red.
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Problem Solved.
I pushed the car back
into the shop and raised the body off the chassis for the last
time and masked it off with garbage bags to protect it from paint.
I used the small paint gun to do both sides of the car as thoroughly
as I could.
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Body Seal
A rubber seal separates
the body from the chassis. It took a while to fit it in properly,
but eventually it fell into place and the two parts of the car
are now bolted together for the last time (I hope!).
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Rear Apron Support
Because I can't get
a replacement for the rear apron, I have to do everything I can
to make the old one last. I ground all the rust off the underside
and welded in a piece of steel to support and protect the original
metal.
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Fine Bodywork begins
The old paint was
cracked and flaking off the apron, so it had to be ground down
to bare metal to start. I then applied a thin layer of glazing
putty to the entire surface which can be sanded smooth for the
primer and paint.
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